That San Fran AtB looks like a business strike to me.
Nice coins! Those are pretty impressive for junk bin finds. I grabbed these for 20 cents a piece the other day: [ATTACH] I love finding stuff...
A change in composition always makes a new type, so this is correct. If you wanted to get technical, there was a small change to the obverse in...
I collect them to the extent that I collect all world coins: by date, and paying either bulk prices for the low FV ones or a maximum face value...
Having seen a lot of what he has, I second this!
Maybe down the road. I mainly focus on circulating coins, but I do have a couple of the proofs. I'm normally of the school of thought of it being...
Finished my Roosevelt Dime set unexpectedly today. Paid $59, which comes out to about 12x face. Seemed like too good of a deal to pass up. [IMG]
1894-G German Mark - Mintage 184,000 [IMG][IMG] Paid melt.
The only part of this idea I don't like is that unless you live somewhere where the quarters are put out en masse like this, your odds of finding...
I think even by US standards it's Fine. At best it's a very low VF.
I was just looking at examples of these last night trying to figure it out myself. I'm pretty sure yours is low relief, which is common with...
France - 1835-K 5 Francs [IMG][IMG] My first silver 5 Franc. Paid 13.50 for it.
It is a halfpenny, and Jersey for a time had 13 pence to a shilling rather than 12.
Cameroon - 1972 100 Francs [IMG][IMG] Got it in a bulk lot for what came out to a nickel a coin. This one is a mule and has a pretty decent...
The China ones go for a good chunk of change, so even less than that per coin when you take that into account. Sounds like a good deal to me if...
I got a coin that reminded me of this thread yesterday. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It's a very common type, worth a quarter on a good day. And yet,...
I'm much the same way with digging through the 20 cent bin at the LCS, if it's interesting, I grab it whether or not I need it for my collection....
Proofs (of any country and type) will generally have a stronger strike that shows more detail, a well-defined rim as a result of the stronger...
Austria - 1861-A 4 Kreuzer [ATTACH][IMG]
A rare example of Krause undervaluing a coin. Here's the French price guide: [IMG] Worth noting that French grading standards are about on par...
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